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The New York Times: Over the years, outside analysts have closely followed visits by North Korean leaders to factories, farms and military units to discern the regime’s policy priorities. The sleuthing is challenging: The North Korean state news media often withhold the locations of these sites and their purposes, identifying them only by the names…
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The Independent: The US Navy could still send an aircraft carrier through the Taiwan Strait in spite of Chinese military technology advances which pose a greater threat to American warships than ever before, the US chief of naval operations has said. Such an operation would inevitably increase the risk of military conflict between the world’s…
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News.com.au: The US has warned China’s rapid military gains could have dangerous consequences for the rest of the world, particularly Taiwan. As tensions between Beijing and Washington continue to rise, the Pentagon has published a new report warning of a possible attack on the smaller island nation. “Beijing’s longstanding interest to eventually compel Taiwan’s reunification…
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Reuters: LONDON (Reuters) – Iran will be ready for a new satellite launch in a few months’ time after a failed attempt this week, President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, ignoring U.S. and European warnings to avoid such activity. Western officials say the missile technology used in such launches could be applied to delivering a nuclear…
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Lt. j.g. McKenzie Anderson, a training officer from Shermans Dale, Pa. serving on the USS Porter was honored as the Navy’s Missile Defender of the Year. Anderson was recognized at the annual Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance awards on Jan. 11, along with recipients of the same honor within their respective branches of the…
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TASS: MOSCOW, January 18. /TASS/. Russian Aerospace Forces will sign a contract for the delivery of another batch of MiG-35 4++ generation multirole jet fighters in 2020, a source in Russia’s aviation industry told TASS. “In 2020, a new contract to supply another batch of 14 MiG-35 fighter jets, presumably within three years, is expected…
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Newsweek: Russia has deployed batteries of nuclear-capable ballistic missiles close the Ukrainian border, according to new satellite images. The photos, taken by ImageSat International, show a deployment of short-range nuclear-capable Iskander ballistic missiles near the city of Krasnodar, which is around 270 miles southeast of the Ukrainian border, Fox News reported. ImageSat is a professional…
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